Hollow Knight was launched digitally in late September for the PlayStation 4, after it was pre-released on the PC and the Nintendo Switch. The game was originally set to receive an actual version at retail stores early next year, via Skybound Games. However, Skybound confirmed yesterday via Twitter that it will no longer work with the Cherry team.

The cherry team then spoke about the decision in a blog post on its official website. The post reads as follows.

We are sorry to announce the cancellation of the physical copies of Hollow Knight and our partnership with Skybound Games.

As a team of 3 people still engaged in intensive production of the Hulu Knight Award, the game of retailing (even with Skybase's extensive assistance) has proved more successful than we could manage reasonably.

In the future, we will investigate other ways to provide actual versions of the Hollow Knight, although it is likely to be in smaller quantities.

We would like to thank Skybound for the incredible opportunity they have provided, for their skill and enthusiasm all the way.

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Fortunately, you can still download and play Hollow Knight by purchasing the game through the PlayStation Store.

The publication also indicates that physical versions of the game are not excluded in the future.